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The
bulk of my time though in Windows is spent mostly on the Desktop, or
what is known as the Windows Desktop App in Windows 8. Meeting the new
Desktop App, you will be in for a little awakening, I don’t want to call
it rude, but the furniture has been moved around and replaced, put it
this way, 15 years of seeing something in the same place, is no longer
there. Well, it’s there, just not immediately visible to the naked eye.
The Start Menu no longer exist which many might already know from using
the Release Preview, but so is the Start button. The Start button is
there but the way it works is this; you can access it either by pointing
your pointer to the left hand corner of the screen and click it or hover
the pointer to the right hand corner then click Start on the new Desktop
Charm bar. The Desktop Charm Bar displays access to four common buttons;
these include Search, Share Contract, Start and Settings button.

Search – used for searching the system such as personal files and apps.

Share Contract – integrates with the new modern interface based
applications utilized when sharing information, for example, sending
photos using Mail App or another appropriate app.

Start – Accesses the new Start Screen interface.

Settings – Quickly access system options such as System Properties,
Power Options, Network, Messaging, Brightness and Volume Controls.

The
biggest complaint so far among early adopters is the in inability to
quickly access Power Options. Yes, I agree, it is definitely out of
sight. Personally, that’s not a problem, since I rarely shut down my
computer. In fact, I have my system unit’s power button set to hibernate
the computer when I press it. I can go for up to a month hibernating.
With Windows Updates ability to postpone non-critical updates until the
end of the month, restarting is even rare. Another reason why shutting
down Windows 8 might become less of a need is the type of systems that
will be coming online later this year. Windows 8 will target a new class
of devices based up on the SoC standard which features principles such
as Connected Standby, which is a low power mode that allows Windows to
continue receiving updates and instantly awake from deep sleep while
remaining energy efficient and lasting for days or weeks, especially if
it’s an ARM based device. The point is, Microsoft is making Windows more
appliance like and Shutting down should not come across as such a big
deal. There are workarounds for it though, as I previously said, you
could set the Power Button on the system unit of your machine to
shutdown Windows when you press it, create a shortcut to shutdown or do
it through the command line.

The
Taskbar in the Windows Desktop App is solely for hosting your favorite
apps and working with open applications, nothing more, of course the
functionality like Jump List are still there. Some functionality has
been removed such as Flip 3D while Aero Peek is not visible anymore. If
you want to access your Library of applications, you do it by going to
Start Screen or Pin them on the Taskbar or search for them. Application
launching in Windows 8 is surprisingly fast. I can have Microsoft Word
or any other app up and running in seconds if I launch it from the Start
Screen UI compared to opening it from Start > All Programs.

Working with Windows 8, you can feel that it is in a stage of
transitioning, I look at Windows 8 like I look at Windows 3.0, Program
Manager and DOS. The Start Screen is similar to Program Manager in the
sense that Microsoft is building an environment around an operating
system, but unlike Windows 3.0, Windows 8’s Start Screen is actually the
future of Windows User Experience, like it or not. Windows Desktop App
is the new Command Prompt; it is like DOS in Windows 3.0 where you go to
launch your old legacy DOS apps like you did in the 90’s. Do I like this
idea? Well, I have been in the process of adjusting to it since I have
been using Windows 8 for a while now, but of course it’s a drastic
departure.

The
new Charm bar menu which conveniently list menus for Start, Settings,
Share, Devices and Search makes it easier to operate in key parts of the
Windows 8 user interface. The Settings menu for instance provides
quicker access to the Power Options along with general PC functions such
as Control Panel, Personalization, PC Info (System Properties) and Help.
The thing about the Charm bar on the desktop is how you have to access
it, the quickest way I find is through a keyboard command (Windows + I).
When using the mouse, it is not so obvious, since you have to hover the
mouse pointer over the right top or bottom corners (also known as hot
corners) of the screen to bring up the Charm bar, not intuitive to be
honest. Another thing if you want to access some power user features,
you might be a bit lost at first if you are not told where to look. For
instance, if you want to open Command Prompt with Admin privileges, you
might search for it through the Start Screen, right it and click ‘Run as
administrator’ from the App bar (which appears at the bottom of the
screen). In the Windows 8, Microsoft has added a hidden contextual menu
just for such Power User features, when you right click the left hand
corner of the screen, a menu pops up with common options for Command
Prompt, Admin Tools, Control Panel, Run, Windows Explorer, Network
Options many common tools you would normally have to dig through the
Start UI to find. Very convenient, but not easily discoverable and I
must say schizophrenic in a sense, since you will be moving all over the
UI unless you have developed a good memory map of how the Windows 8 UI
functions.

The
Charm Bar makes a world of difference, for basic things like accessing
Power Options. Earlier previews of Windows 8 were rather quirky and I
will forgive it for what it was. The final version of Windows 8 still
requires a little effort because of how the interface is geared towards
touch. When you bring up the Charm bar, you don’t even click Start to
access Power Options; instead, you must click Settings then click in the
Power Options list box. Two steps too many, I have worked around this by
creating Power Options for shutting down my machine much quicker. If you
are keyboard command savvy, you can quickly access some options like
Power Options by pressing (Windows Key + I). I think the Windows Team
should have added a Power Options menu to the right click Context menu
you can access when you right click the left hand corner of the screen.
In a sense, I still don’t like the setup for Power Options, it is indeed
easier to work with…coming from previews, but for a Windows 7, Vista or
XP user, it is definitely an unrefined departure.